When overeating and being overweight IS the solution

Some people fear weight loss success. "But Adam, that makes no sense! Of courseeee people want to lose weight and be successful!"

Not so fast...

This is all part of human behavior. This is what keeps me so interested in this game.

I love exploring the psychological reasons behind our actions. After all, it’s ALL psychological.

So, let's explore...shall we?

[Funny, almost four years ago, I wrote about my definition of success in life here.]

Let's say in this case, success means using food only as fuel. <---- Good!

Instead of using it as a way to soothe, reward ourselves and suppress feelings. <---- Not what we want.

Well, there's a few reasons why we wouldn't want to be successful then.

If we're successful that means:

1. We don't have food as a way to temporarily escape or quiet our mind at work or home.

2. We might get attention from strangers and loved ones.

3. We'll have to deal with our feelings such as self-doubt (because we're actually dealing with our problems/challenges/etc., as opposed to covering them up with food).

4. We'll actually have to start acting like the person we want to be instead of wishing and hoping we become that person. What do I mean? We'll have to live up to what we're capable of. Because we won't have the "One day I will..." dream deluding us any longer - while we're eating ice cream on the couch.

5. We'll have to find OTHER ways to make ourselves happy besides using food.

All of these stem from one common belief:  That we're powerLESS

When we're choosing food in the moment, we're saying to ourselves, "Self, I am powerLESS."

Bull SECRETION I say!

Of course, we're not powerless. We're extremely powerFUL! (I know it sounds corny but it's true.) But, choosing powerlessness in the moment is easier.

Whatever easier means...

Because when we choose the easier way out, we're going to regret that. In my mind, there's always going to be some sort of discomfort we face.

Either the discomfort of regret or the discomfort of discipline. One lasts for about 5 minutes. The other can last a lifetime.

Being powerful is not as scary as we think it is, either. After all, when we were kids we dreamed about being an adult, right? An adult who controls his/her own life with our own choices.

Crazy right? When we're kids we want to be adults. And when we're adults we want to be kids. Kids (many of them) don't take responsibility for their actions.

All that being said, I'm pretty sure that deep down we all DO want to be adults. Besides, we spent many childhood years wishing we were adults.

However, it's very easy to think otherwise because when we're choosing to be powerless in the moment, we're signaling to ourselves that we're not in control.

When we choose to be powerFUL in the moment, we're taking control as if we were in the drivers seat, which we actually are. And it's extremely empowering!

If you usually choose powerlessness why not start choosing to act powerful right now?

Making that choice IS powerFUL!

How so?

Next time, you find yourself about to emotionally eat, ask yourself, "What is REALLY bothering me? What am I REALLY hungry for?"

Then...

Ask yourself, "What can I do about it?

Then...

TAKE ACTION! And do something about it.

(You'll be amazed at how cravings start to vanish.)

Ready?

On your mark, get set, go.

Vroom!

-Adam

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